Cole-ism

Cole does and says some pretty amazing things and I just had to share one of them. A few weeks ago I took Garrett for his check-up at the university hospital and Cole came along. Because it is the university, we had to see the nurse, a resident, the doctor and resident, and the nurse again for vaccinations. We were there for over 2 1/2 hours. Cole was as good as a two year old can be in a small room, but explored and pushed every button he could find, spilled raisins, opened and closed the door, played with medical equipment within his reach, etc. But amid those moments that I wanted to tie him to the chair so he would sit still, he did two amazing things.

First, when the doctor came in (after we had already seen the resident), Cole exclaimed, "Adam was a prophet... and Noah too!" The doctor just chuckled and talked to Cole about Noah and the Ark. He said, "You must be learning things at home." Cole's favorite Primary song right now is 'Follow The Prophet' and that is why he was repeating the prophets to the doctor. He asks to sing it several times a day. Too funny!

Second, while we were waiting for the doctor, Cole stood on the chair and put his hands on my head and said, "I am going to give you a blessing." The previous night Cole woke with night terrors and was just beside himself. I have never seen him like that, so Russ gave him a blessing (that immediately stopped his screaming and he was able to sleep -- the priesthood is amazing!!). He must have recognized the power of the priesthood enough to try to mimic it the next day.

Cole is one sharp little guy and doesn't miss anything! I am amazed at how quickly he learns. Tonight for family home evening we learned about Abraham and Isaac and he remembers all of the characters, including Sarah. Before he went to bed he even told me about how they built rocks (an alter) and didn't have to hurt Isaac. He can tell you the names of the First Presidency and will search through the Ensign until he finds them. There is definitely something special about Cole and I am so lucky to be his mom. I always tell him that, "I love you a million, trillion, bazillion, gillion." I know it doesn't really make sense and may be a little cheezy, but hopefully Cole will know how much I love him and am constantly amazed by him. I love you, Coley!!